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This is the last of the shots that will be posted while I'm away so fingers crossed that a) I've managed to shoot something worth putting up while I was away, and b) that I'm back in time to post it on Tuesday.

As for this shot: the lighting, specifically the colour drift from foreground to background, is the result of using fill-flash. As with the previous three shots this was taken on Crosby beach.

9.13pm on 7/7/05

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comment by John Washington at 08:04 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

This is very nice Dave - I really love it

comment by Brian at 08:16 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

I like the gradation from the sand in the foreground to the ocean throughout the rest of the shot. Talk about wide-angle, eh? Maybe next time you can convince someone to go out there on a sailboat for a bit of added interest - or hire some dolphins to jump through the air ;P

comment by Mystery Me at 08:37 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

This shot is brilliant. One of the problems with landscape photography is making sure the sky doesn't appear detached from the ground. This works beautifully and the shot has a lovely textural feel.

comment by tark at 08:50 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

Yeah, it's really brilliant shot. You have very clean sea...

comment by Netwalker at 08:56 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

I liked very much this photo. The water looks really clear, and the color degradation it very well done.

comment by Beth at 09:15 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

I like this one a lot too, it looks a lot like a painting.

comment by Karl at 09:18 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

Wow, what a nice effect the flash created -- who would have thought? It added that bit of color that makes this image work. It sure could have been bland without the sand color showing through. Overall, there's vastness, there's simplicity, and just enough color. A study in texture.

comment by Neil at 09:21 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

a very simplistic image with hidden depths! the ripples in the foreground remind me of the scales of a reptile! I would never have even thought of using fill in flash for a landscape like this.
Once again you've got me thinking!!

comment by Ioannis at 09:29 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

This is very nice. I am amazed at how you achieved this result in Crosby.

comment by therese at 10:33 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

This is absolutely beautiful. I love the colours and the emptiness.

comment by miklos at 10:40 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

You seem to have missed the Image Quality definition in your exif info which is throwing things out of alignment a bit.

I like this photo in terms of the ground. The sky feels a bit dark though. Maybe you toned it down too much. Everything else is very nice. But the sky sort of ruins it for me.

comment by Fellow Eskimo at 10:46 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

Its certainly very pretty, I like the light blue of the water and the sky...so nice. And the sandy color of the foreground. Beautiful :)

comment by Adrian Hudson at 10:47 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

Dave,
I didn't want to comment yesterday that I didn't like the series of shots of the sentinel. I ALMOST posted that I thought yesterdays shot would have been more aesthetically pleasing without the sentinel statue in it but I felt it was a negative, unconstructive comment.
However, you have fulfilled my wish with today's photo. The scene is perfect without the statue. Nature needs no addition here. The colour and texture say it all. It is almost as though the viewer were there, you can almost feel the sand between your toes and the lapping of the water round your ankles.

Well done, superb!

comment by Rodrigo Gómez at 11:04 PM (GMT) on 11 July, 2005

A very interesting and amazing shot. Looks more like a watercolor painting to me than a photo. And the colors are great. Don't know... the fact that I was viewing a painting was the first thing to come into my mind when I saw it.

Have a good trip!!!

comment by Paisley at 12:03 AM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Amazing shot! Not anything man-made in sight. The foreground caught my interest - cool technique!

comment by Vlad at 02:39 AM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Very nice!

comment by Syed Syahrul at 05:28 AM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Hi there. nice picture. it look really surreal :). carry one!

comment by Adriana at 05:41 AM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

I really love the perspective and how the water turned out. I hope you got lots of those gr8 pictures of yours.

comment by andy at 06:01 AM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

very very nice shot.good job.

comment by Travis Lane at 07:43 AM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Not a bad shot, but what drew me to Chromasia was your gorgeous shots of people. Strangers on the street, your family.... I miss shots with people.

comment by SteveO at 08:41 AM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Wow, i really like the effect the flash has caused, you have managed to make the water in Crosby look clean!! What a feat that is :-)

Just a thing about your site, i think your tab order could be changed on the comment page, when i press TAB from the URL field, it springs right back to the top of the page again, just a bit confusing thats all.

comment by pierre at 12:25 PM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

That's really nice, the colors ar every relaxing

comment by Becky at 01:17 PM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Absolutely breath taking. You have a new fan.

comment by Jess at 01:49 PM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Eeeeeeeeeexcellent use of a fill flash! Just happened on your site a few days ago and am really liking the way you play with color. Reciprocity is our friend...

I'm currently landlocked in the Midwest but the ocean shots make me feel like I'm back home.

comment by Caleb at 02:42 PM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Excellent exposure of the water my friend!! I love the monochromatic color!

comment by sanjin at 03:32 PM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

i like this a lot. very natural and relaxing. smart use of flash. i love the clarity of the water, feels so refreshing in this hot weather.

comment by gentlesea.com at 05:11 PM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Excellent color and mood!

comment by A. at 08:17 PM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Fantastic!

comment by ula at 08:39 PM (GMT) on 12 July, 2005

Water here has a shape(?) of the fish-scale...this is how I saw it. Very beautiful photograph.

comment by retz at 10:48 AM (GMT) on 13 July, 2005

Nice photos you have here!

comment by naz at 12:35 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2005

Beaut

comment by Peace at 04:39 PM (GMT) on 13 July, 2005

gorgeous colors!

comment by Jeremy at 10:28 PM (GMT) on 14 July, 2005

Excellent. Nice use of flash, brings out the foreground colour and texture well, love the combination of colours. Very clever. I'd like to see it without the background elements (ship, lighthouse ?) I think they detract from the flow and feeling of the picture.

comment by Paulina at 01:14 AM (GMT) on 18 July, 2005

wow. what a beautiful shot. It took me away. I grabbed my camera right away to experiment.

It's raining where I am, but I can also see the fields in the distance meet the sky. I appreciate it a bit more because of this photo. Thanks.

Paulina

comment by Andrei at 08:56 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2005

GOD! This is lovely!!!

comment by clk at 09:10 PM (GMT) on 17 August, 2005

I LOVE THIS SHOT! it is dreamy.

comment by april boyette at 05:08 PM (GMT) on 22 September, 2005

This photograph comforts me in knowing that you have captured a image that i can take to my dreams on a stressful day and i can relax with this photo that is incapable of a bad vibe.